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Walks in Swanston.
One editor-picked walk through Swanston, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Swanston.
Sorted by distance from the start of swanston: the thatched village and the pentland edge. Good for stitching together a longer day.
woodlandriverside3.8 km · 85 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Colinton Dell: the wooded gorge and the Stevenson tunnel
A river gorge, an old railway path, a tunnel painted end to end, and Stevenson's village.
viewswoodland4.5 km · 110 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Blackford Hill: the observatory, the view, and the burn below
The southern hill with the old observatory, the city laid out, and a wooded glen down to the burn.
riversidewoodland5.4 km · 110 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
The Water of Leith: Slateford to Stockbridge
The green river corridor through the city — an aqueduct, the Modern Art galleries, and Dean Village.
villageyfood-forward3.6 km · 85 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Morningside & Bruntsfield: the douce southern suburbs
Bruntsfield's cafés and delis, Church Hill's villas, and the genteel pleasures of the south side's smartest mile.